Crime

Fla. Man Arrested After Shooting Would-Be Intruder

A Key Largo, Fla. man was arrested Monday after he reportedly shot a teenager who was trying to break into his home.

Dimitrios Theodosiou, 62, says he heard 18-year-old Marlon Perez Monzon trying to open his front door at about 1 a.m. When Theodosiou yelled at the would-be intruder, Monzon ran around to another side of the house and homeowner went for his .38 revolver.

According to local news reports, Theodosiou yelled that he was going to shoot, the teen ran and attempted to flee. Monzon then got on the ground and Theodosiou shot the perp in the ankle.

Police say the teen works with Theodosiou’s daughter and had been making “unwanted advances toward her,” but the father apparently was not aware of this fact at the time of the shooting.

Following the shooting, the 62-year-old was arrested for aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. In similar cases, the so-called “Castle Doctrine” has allowed homeowners to defend themselves when they feared for their life during break-ins. But local police say the doctrine does not apply in this situation.

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  • Rob
    Posted on December 13, 2010 at 7:25pm

    He shouldn’t have yelled first.

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    • Vyger
      Posted on December 13, 2010 at 10:26pm

      Here is the real problem. Instead of letting him go for protecting his home people (including me) will now shoot first and ask questions later. It’s their fault. Not ours. If the real criminal was charged here it would be all good in the neighborhood.

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  • Carrie3570
    Posted on December 13, 2010 at 7:25pm

    And this is what is wrong with the country. Most of the comments on here think the criminal should be protected. If the criminal would have never tried to break into the man’s house, he would not have been shot. Who cares if the criminal was running away? It makes no difference to me. None. He is a criminal that was breaking into a house, it is not alright to do that. But as long as people give criminals the right to try and then run away, criminals will keep breaking into people’s houses. This just angers me to no end. A man protecting his family gets arrested for catching a criminal… and people side with the criminal.

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    • bereal
      Posted on December 13, 2010 at 8:16pm

      Carrie, I understand the frustration you just expounded, you can’t expect people to act with logic, moralistic correctness. People in general are selfserving and dishonesty is only a blink away, with this in mind laws are made and the Money is on the criminal, this is where the problem lies.
      You could have a society with few criminals but the problem is: there would be no Money, no Lawyers, Judges,Courts, the thousnds of jobs that deal with Judicial system. So, the beat goes on and the honest John and Jane doe takes it on the chin again. Know it, know who and what moves it and carry on. Merry Christmas

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    • ihveit
      Posted on December 13, 2010 at 11:04pm

      ihv heres how i see it.. the idiot, prrobably an illegal, was trying to break into this mans house.. apparently this old man would not be able to protect himself without a gun against a young person..

      but he shot the bI*&^ard .. only thing is now its a court case.. but what would have happened if this maybe drugged up illegal did manage to get away? what next? goes down the street and breaks into a widows house and robs her? this brave old guy may have saved a lots of people a lots o misery.

      let him go.. deport the crook
      will

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    • dtaglione
      Posted on December 14, 2010 at 8:04pm

      I agree with you…..The criminal is the criminal here….You don‘t want to be shot stay out of other people’s homes. Unless we stop seeing shades of gray – we call it like it is.. we will never figure out how to live. There is so much crime and the criminals just keep getting sympathy. They do NOT deserve it.

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  • alfredjleiker3rd
    Posted on December 13, 2010 at 7:24pm

    What if every good American citizen would carry a gun, what would America look like? Would it be less crime or more crime? Would the crimnal second guess robbing a convient store or mugging somebody in a the subway? What do you think, this is our nation and not the ones we elected?

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    • chfields62
      Posted on December 14, 2010 at 2:58pm

      There was an experiment a while back, an entire town was required to not only own, but be trained on how to use guns. Shortly after that, their violent crime rate and robbery rates dropped to almost nil………..People will not break into other peoples homes if they know they are armed and trained.

      Until then, someone breaks in, shoot to kill, if they run, call the cops.

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  • SlimnRanger
    Posted on December 13, 2010 at 7:24pm

    shoot them in the house= legal shoot them outside your home =illigal so be smart if you shoot them outside your house drag them into your house, well be sure to cover up the drag marks

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    • blanco
      Posted on December 13, 2010 at 10:13pm

      Yes!

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    • MCAinSTL
      Posted on December 15, 2010 at 1:02am

      Don’t forget to put a knife or some other weapon in his hand for good measure. Personally, I would have waited with my 12 gauge until he got through the door.

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  • axxis 409
    Posted on December 13, 2010 at 7:22pm

    Well put Ironmaan….but why give lawyers any more work!

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  • Tri-ox
    Posted on December 13, 2010 at 7:18pm

    Never spook your prey.

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  • DMD
    Posted on December 13, 2010 at 7:16pm

    Guess its not Beaner season in FL yet

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  • pamela kay
    Posted on December 13, 2010 at 7:16pm

    Right now i am currently having problems.someone has busted the frame to the entry door an our garsge, busted the garage window and left very strange items all around the house. Nothing was taken from the garage either time. Last spring someone hung blank cd’s from the tree branches in the woods that surround the house.The police did not seem that interested because nothing was taken and no one was hurt. The other day they cut the screen to my screened in porch so they could unlatch the door. They just moved things around. Alot of these things happen during the day when I am home alone. What are my rights? I live in Ohio.

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    • axxis 409
      Posted on December 13, 2010 at 7:27pm

      I hate to say it but get a dog or a gun!!! Its really sad that it comes to those choices but considering the potenial danger……………It sounds like kids to me but you never know

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    • bereal
      Posted on December 13, 2010 at 7:47pm

      Well Pam, I have’nt the legalese to confuse you on this issue but, personally, my weapon would be pointed, if I saw a weapon.. Bang! if not, the verbage would be DON’T MOVE. if he did,BANG. My life would be in danger if the perp is in the same room. Act accordingly, caustiously, and when needed with BANG,BANG,BANG. check, eyes open?not breathing? ok! If either one does’nt fit the bill, BANG.
      The decision is yours to make, yours alone and the consequences that follow. Merry Christmas

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    • uneedmorekoolaid
      Posted on December 13, 2010 at 8:15pm

      Buy yourself a shotgun for Christmas, tomorrow and talk to the people at the gun store they are helpful with permits and gun courses. The fantastic sound of the shot gun being racked, the one you hear in movies of “schick-schick”, that alone will usually stop a perp in his tracks, and they will have second thoughts about continuing into your house.

      check out this website http://www.buckeyefirearms.org/Ohio-Gun-Laws for some more info

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    • jb1972
      Posted on December 13, 2010 at 8:29pm

      Tell your neighbors whats going on. They will at least be worried enough about their stuff to keep an eye out! Take pictures of all the people who stop in front of your house. A dog is your best warning but it takes time for one to become loyal. A firearm is loyal to the arm holding it. That holds a lot of responsibility. If your not willing to shoot someone then a 12 gauge round into the subfloor is probably the safest bet. Check out your home wiring and gas lines to make sure the shot is safe!

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    • TulsaYeeHaw
      Posted on December 13, 2010 at 8:56pm

      Bull****. Kill them.

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  • Steve Smith
    Posted on December 13, 2010 at 7:15pm

    He‘s lucky the 62 year old wasn’t a little quicker and/or a better shot.

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    • TrueGrit
      Posted on December 14, 2010 at 6:41am

      Steve…
      I’m over 62 as fast as ever with a weapon.
      Carry concealed but at home I trust my Winchester 101 12 gauge.
      Easier to use in the dark when ‘perps’ ususally move around

      In NY if you shoot them coming in-it’s ok. If you shoot them
      going out it’s not ok.

      Wolverine

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  • REVENANT
    Posted on December 13, 2010 at 7:08pm

    In my home, there are no warnings. If you’re trying to break in, there is no quarter given. You will be shot without warning.

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    • IronDioPriest
      Posted on December 13, 2010 at 7:17pm

      That’s a smarter option than what happened here. The warning and retreat of the intruder is what will hang this fella. If he would have done what you say, he would likely be in the clear.

      You gotta be able to think clearly on your feet if you’re gonna protect yourself with deadly force. You have to have a threat-level code or system worked out and rehearsed in advance, so you know exactly what to do under what circumstances, and so you don’t do stupid stuff like warn an intruder to run away and then shoot them when they flee.

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  • Resolved
    Posted on December 13, 2010 at 7:04pm

    While they might be right as per the letter of the law, I’m still on the side of the homeowner. This is ridiculous.

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    • BlueCollared
      Posted on December 13, 2010 at 7:17pm

      Entering or fleeing doesn’t matter. Young man was up to something he shouldn’t of been, that’s what got him shot. Here in my home state I’ve got the right to shoot you for stealing a jug of gas from the barn, let alone my house. You have a right to protect your property. In concealed weapon classes they told us to shoot to kill. A dead man can’t take your a$$ to court. Let’s blame the bad guy not the home owner.

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    • uneedmorekoolaid
      Posted on December 13, 2010 at 7:55pm

      Blue you do have the right to shoot someone for stealing something but HE WAS EMPTY HANDED AND LAID DOWN after FLEEING, in your “home state” they would arrest you as well in this case.

      Yes the perp was in the wrong but should not have been shot in this case, the homeowner has to justify his actions always and they had better be pretty clear“ fear for his life” argument!

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    • dkhartman
      Posted on December 13, 2010 at 9:32pm

      KOOLAID – just because he didn‘t have a weapon doesn’t mean the homeowner KNEW he didn’t. I would assume that if a person is breaking into my home that they’d have a means of protection for themselves. Which in my experience is the case. Just because it wasn‘t in his hands doesn’t mean he couldn’t have had one.

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  • clockwatcher
    Posted on December 13, 2010 at 7:02pm

    Another supporter of the Black Jimmy Carter.

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  • WireWizard
    Posted on December 13, 2010 at 7:01pm

    Determinations are made by the report. Guilt or innocence is decided in the courts. There is a police report with statements from both parties.

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  • bereal
    Posted on December 13, 2010 at 7:00pm

    If people misuse the “Castle” docrine, it will go away. Then what? Let’s stay within the boundries and protect our property and welfare accordingly.

    Now, if the 62 yr.old were to have confronted the perp. and the perp were to have a weapon and produced it, BANG!. the 62yr.old would not have been arrested but probably told to be more prudent when approaching someone trying to break into his home.

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  • inferno
    Posted on December 13, 2010 at 6:59pm

    I’m of the opinion if someone is attempting to open your front door at 1 A.M., it ‘s probably not the Avon lady. The homeowner has but one chance in most cases to protect him or herself from harm.
    There is no difference between a Police officer having to make a split second decision whether or not to use deadly force, than a private citizen,placed in a situation he or she did not initate, but is being forced to respond to.

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    • woolie877
      Posted on December 13, 2010 at 8:28pm

      I agree with your comment about split second reactions. The difference in this situation is that the kid tried to run. The homeowner gave chase. This was not a clean shoot.

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  • Rn mom
    Posted on December 13, 2010 at 6:58pm

    I‘d rather be in jail for shooting a burglar than be in the hospital or at a funeral because I didn’t.

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    • cheezwhiz
      Posted on December 13, 2010 at 7:03pm

      I carry a gun because a cop is too heavy

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    • Ironmaan
      Posted on December 13, 2010 at 7:19pm

      It is absolutely better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6

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  • poverty.sucks
    Posted on December 13, 2010 at 6:58pm

    Shoot to Kill!

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    • uneedmorekoolaid
      Posted on December 13, 2010 at 7:50pm

      yep and then you get free room and board at the local prison for life and your family gets a wrongful death lawsuit!! Hope you don’t actually own a gun.

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  • fdonnino
    Posted on December 13, 2010 at 6:58pm

    Nope…the law is clear here in Florida when you buy the gun.

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  • cheezwhiz
    Posted on December 13, 2010 at 6:57pm

    “Castle Doctrine” has allowed homeowners to defend themselves when they feared for their life during break-ins. But local police say the doctrine does not apply in this situation.
    ———————–

    Why ? Because the intruder is an illegal mexican ? And he is just waiting for his benefits from the DREAM Act ?

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  • american1st
    Posted on December 13, 2010 at 6:57pm

    shooting intruder = good
    shooting a fleeing man = bad

    if the facts are as the article presents them, he should be arrested,
    the second amendment isn’t a license to kill, castle doctrine is a good law we don’t want it to be lost because someone misapplied it,

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  • ACCOUNTABLE
    Posted on December 13, 2010 at 6:56pm

    He should have waited until he got inside then shot him.

    However the police like to wait until a crime is comitted so they probably wanted to wait until after he assaulted or even raped the daughter.

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    • cheezwhiz
      Posted on December 13, 2010 at 7:07pm

      So any word from the idiot daughter ? How does she feel about all this ? Whose side is she on ?

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    • beket
      Posted on December 13, 2010 at 7:18pm

      It does say he was making “unwanted” advances toward the daughter.

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  • Psychosis
    Posted on December 13, 2010 at 6:56pm

    um yes the castle doctrine does apply in this situation.

    1) if you attempt to enter a residence unannounced and without permission you violate the castle law and deserve the consequenses

    2) if the owner confronts (as in this situation) and you continue your attempted entry, the castle law does cover the home owner

    3) if it aint your house, keep the f### out

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    • WireWizard
      Posted on December 13, 2010 at 7:05pm

      According to the story, he fled. Shooting a fleeing idiot was wrong.

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    • cheezwhiz
      Posted on December 13, 2010 at 7:11pm

      the teen ran and attempted to flee. Monzon then got on the ground
      ———————–

      On the ground where ?
      On the homeowner’s front lawn ? or backyard ? On the homeowner’s property or on the street ?

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    • Rogue
      Posted on December 13, 2010 at 7:28pm

      Cheez – I think you touched on a very important detail there. Where was the perp on the ground. Was he hiding on the man’s property, or did he fall while fleeing? If he purposely got down on the ground, he was no longer fleeing. In that case, the homeowner could take it that as the perp was laying in wait for him or planning to return to the home.

      The kid is lucky the father didn’t know he was making advances towards his daughter perviously, or it may have been a shot a little higher than the ankle.

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    • uneedmorekoolaid
      Posted on December 13, 2010 at 7:44pm

      But the story says he laid down then was shot. He fleed! no more danger! The perp is now fearing for his life since you are in pursuit. When he got on the ground he was even less of threat showing he was surrendering, there for any action is now criminal on the homeowners part.

      The cops were making an observation about the “castle law” not applying in this case, and they are right. The homeowner should have held him at gunpoint until cops arrived, had the perp tried to attack him at that point he has the right to defend himself.

      homeowner better hope the perp can walk after his wound heals or he is looking at a lawsuit, and if he had killed the guy his family would probably would have sued. I don’t agree with the lawsuits but just saying what could happen.

      Firing your gun should be the last resort not the first, ONLY if you are in FEAR FOR YOUR LIFE, and when the cops do show up you better make that EXPRESSLY CLEAR that you were in fear for your life, and your second phone call had better be to your attorney!

      Been through alot of gun classes and have concealed carry permit.

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    • cheezwhiz
      Posted on December 13, 2010 at 7:51pm

      When he got on the ground he was even less of threat showing he was surrendering,
      ———————————–
      Why ?
      Can’t the perp shoot when he is on the ground ?

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    • uneedmorekoolaid
      Posted on December 13, 2010 at 7:56pm

      with his imaginary gun cheeze wizard! HE WAS EMPTY HANDED DIDN”T EVEN STEAL ANYTHING!

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    • AmericanSoldier
      Posted on December 13, 2010 at 9:05pm

      @uneedmorekoolaid I don‘t know if you’ve ever been shot at or been in a life or death situation but this man had seconds to react. If it were me, i’d have shot too. You know what I would have been thinking if I saw the perp hit the ground? That he was trying to become a low silhouette and getting into the prone to return fire. Do you know that this guys hands were empty? Even if it appeared empty as he fled, does that guarantee he didn’t have his nine tucked into his crotch?

      20/20 hindsight is great and all. Heat of the moment, adrenaline pumping, life potential in the balance, I’d shoot and ask questions later. He’s already proven to be a bad guy trying to break in. How do I know he won’t pull out a weapon and shoot back?

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    • dkhartman
      Posted on December 13, 2010 at 9:26pm

      SOLDIER – 100% correct. It‘s so easy to make judgements if you’ve never been in a situation where you have only mere seconds to react none the less being in a position to save your life and your families life. It’s amazing to me how criminals get defended just because they chose to run and then get hurt. I don’t care who you are, white-black-purple-yellow-orange, man or woman, if you’re breaking in my house, you’ll get shot. Who knows where a gun can be hidden? I DO…….. My assumption would be if you’re dumb enough to break into my home that you probably have a means of protection… Anyone even slightly interested in guns like me and my husband are would know that guns come in small sizes as well. VERY small. Next time someone breaks into your house, please locate me on blaze and brag about how flawlessly you handled the situation. And just HOPE that since you DID in fact let the criminal go, that they don’t try to break into your home again. In my experience, they do. And did.

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  • wianno94
    Posted on December 13, 2010 at 6:54pm

    ” But local police say the doctrine does not apply in this situation.”

    I wasn’t aware that local police could make that determination. Isn’t that for the courts to decide?

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  • J.C. McGlynn
    Posted on December 13, 2010 at 6:52pm

    Does not apply??? This guy tried ti break into his house. That is what should matter.

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    • Ellie
      Posted on December 13, 2010 at 7:04pm

      The key word here is “tried”. The perp didn’t get in and once he is running away (empty handed) the homeowner was no longer in any immediate threat thus the use of deadly force was no longer justified.

      Shooting the guy for having tried, and failed, to break in, be it seconds or days after the fact amounts to street justice a.k.a. vigilantism.

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    • GBMBulletsSKNRD
      Posted on December 13, 2010 at 8:13pm

      I would have let him break in and then shot him dead……………..

       
    • Creestof
      Posted on December 13, 2010 at 8:34pm

      Yeah…you have to stop your pursuit, put your gun away and call the police. Then hope you wake up and hear him 2 weeks later when he comes back to do it again :(

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    • Thighmaster
      Posted on December 13, 2010 at 8:50pm

      I’ve been broken into and robbed, I say shoot the bastard dead…

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    • CatB
      Posted on December 13, 2010 at 9:09pm

      With all the break-ins and robbery going on .. I doubt a jury will find him guilty.

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    • Conservative Democrat
      Posted on December 13, 2010 at 10:50pm

      You have to live in Monroe county to understand the “idea” of a Castle doctrine there…Ol’ Bob P. (the Sheriff) and the courts will have a field day with this!
      In Monroe County it comes down to how much money you have (expecially in Key Largo) where the people at Ocean Reef control everything!
      I should know, I was a Deputy Sheriff there for 12 years (under Sheriff Rick Roth) and I was 3 years Juinor to Bob, who was a Major then I retired as a captain because I could no longer stand the politics of the County. And by the way in Florida the guy was “PC” Probability Cuban, not Mexican..you see in florida if they get to shore we dont even take them to Khrome D.C. anmore just release them to anyone who vouches for them. Cubans are “Political Prisoners” once they leave the country on those innertubes!
      I am so glad I got the hell out of that County when I did! I knew when Roth left bad things were going to happen!

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    • Conservative Democrat
      Posted on December 13, 2010 at 11:04pm

      It was actually in Tavernier, here is the complete story from “the Keynoter”: A Key Largo man was jailed early Monday for shooting a teenager, who was running from the suspect’s house in the middle of the night, in the ankle.

      Dimitrios Theodosiou, 62, told Monroe County Sheriff’s Office detectives he heard someone trying to open his front door around 1 a.m. at his home at 134 Poinsettia Drive. When he yelled through the door at the would-be intruder, he saw him duck around the corner of the house.

      Theodosiou went outside, then went back in and got his .38 caliber revolver. He went back outside and at one point, told the teen — later identified as Marlon Perez Monzon, 18 — he was going to shoot him.

      At that point, Monzon reportedly ran toward a fence and began trying to climb it to get away. Theodosiou yelled at him to stop and Monzon dropped to the ground, and Theodosiou shot him in the ankle, detectives said.

      Theodosiou told family members to call the Sheriff’s Office. After deputies and paramedics arrived, Monzon was airlifted to Miami’s Ryder Trauma Center, where he is reportedly in stable condition.

      Detectives later learned Monzon works with Theodosiou’s teenage daughter at a restaurant and has been making “unwanted advances toward her,” detectives said. They said Theodosiou didn’t know that at the time of the shooting.

      Theodosiou was charged with felony aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.

      Before they arrested him, detectives conferred with the State Attorney’s Office and the joint decision was made that in this case, the so-called Castle Doctrine doesn’t apply. Under that doctrine, a homeowner must be in immediate fear of his or her life, or a family member’s life, to be justified in shooting. Or the perpetrator must be “in the process of unlawfully and forcefully entering … a dwelling.”

      This actually sounds like a few “D.A.s” I know there!

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    • ZOMBIE JESUS LOVES ME
      Posted on December 14, 2010 at 12:14am

      Let ‘em get in the house, then shoot ‘em dead!

      I hate a thief. There nothing worse.

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  • Psytoxic
    Posted on December 13, 2010 at 6:51pm

    Yeah, once the fool starts running away you can’t shoot them.

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    • Ellie
      Posted on December 13, 2010 at 6:57pm

      True, you can’t shoot a guy while he is running away from your castle. Unless of course he is shooting at you while running away.

      The homeowner is lucky that it was only an ankle injury. Had it been a fatal shot then he would be up for murder.

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    • guyperram
      Posted on December 13, 2010 at 6:57pm

      That certainly is not the case in Ohio. You can pursue them outside of your property although once they are fleeing I would only shoot if they did stupid, like stopped, or went for their piece. If you have never been in fear for your life it is hard to say what you would do.

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    • RepubliCorp
      Posted on December 13, 2010 at 6:58pm

      Marlon Perez Monzon another to stop the dream act

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    • parmajohn
      Posted on December 13, 2010 at 7:11pm

      Guy peram Check your blue book {in Ohio} You are not in danger of your life if chaseing him You can not shoot even if they are even in your vehicle stealing your stuff Has to be “In Fear of Your Life”

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    • John 1776
      Posted on December 13, 2010 at 7:12pm

      Yep, not good to shoot someone in the backside. Makes you look like one. It‘s one thing if they’re coming at you, quite another if they are running away.

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    • Ironmaan
      Posted on December 13, 2010 at 7:13pm

      Better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6.

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    • parmajohn
      Posted on December 13, 2010 at 7:17pm

      Don’t know about all states but in Ohio even in self defense you are GUILTY into PROVEN innocent The only law like that

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    • The Third Archon
      Posted on December 13, 2010 at 7:52pm

      Picky, picky, picky–Look, MAYBE he shouldn‘t have just started shooting when there wasn’t a clear threat, but no one should have to serve jail time because they shot at someone who WAS breaking the law by trespassing. We need to, and I certainly hope that it is standard legal practice to do so, err on the side of homeowners, because we aren’t talking about someone opening fire in public or over an argument, we’re talking about someone who DOES have at least SOME right to start shooting, and it’s very easy to see how mistakes could be made with such a technical legal doctrine. It just doesn‘t fit the realities of most peoples’ response to home invasion, and while I do feel bad that people get shot and die unnecessarily, it certainly can‘t be the homeowners’ fault. The real tragedy here is the lack of judgement on the part of the trespasser (people shooting at other people for entering, not their private property, but their DOMICILE, their place of residence, should be given the highest leniency, and the benefit of the doubt, not so in all other cases, but DEFINITELY here). Otherwise, why do we even have a 2nd Amendment? Why do we even have a “right to life” if we can’t meaningfully be able to defend it?

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    • dnaburns
      Posted on December 13, 2010 at 8:08pm

      What are you kidding me?! He should have every right to shoot that SOB dead as long as they are sstill on the property! Not a good idea to pursue him past property lines but come on the guy tried to break in under your distorted view the home owner should’ve waited till the guy came back with a ggun of his own so the fight would be fair right? What happened to property right and the right to defend not only your life or that of another but your property? Not me I’d rather be judged by 12 then carried by 6!

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    • jds7171
      Posted on December 13, 2010 at 8:15pm

      He should have seen that it wasn’t his daughter or any one of his family and then shot. I know I sound like an a-hole, but there has been people who have been breaking in houses around here. They first check and see if your home by knocking on the door, if no one answers then they break in and steal your crap.

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    • Race
      Posted on December 13, 2010 at 8:46pm

      Yes you can, just don’t dial 911 afterwards. Get a shovel instead.

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    • HornsFan96
      Posted on December 13, 2010 at 8:49pm

      I’m grateful to live in Texas, where this homeowner would not have been charged with a crime.

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    • Gdawg
      Posted on December 13, 2010 at 8:51pm

      Yes, you should shoot him first then yell “ Ive got a gun” !

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    • guyperram
      Posted on December 13, 2010 at 9:09pm

      The castle law passed in Ohio a couple of years ago changed things a lot. The invader does not have to be armed and can be taken down outside the home. Although why would you shoot the invader if you weren’t in fear for your life? Heck, if he’s Santa, give him some milk and cookies.

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    • JMS
      Posted on December 13, 2010 at 9:11pm

      I totally agree with charging this man. We should allow would-be criminals an opportunity to re-group and attack again, before defending ourselves. Also, why did he shoot him in the ankle. He was obviously trying to inhumanely cripple this poor young man.

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    • Sinista Mace
      Posted on December 13, 2010 at 11:04pm

      I had a similar situation, I didn’t shoot the thieves however, the sound of my firearm shooting in the air was enough to make the thieves drop the merchandise and flee.

      They were kids anyway.

      You have to use some discretion.

      If I had shot the kid with what I have, his leg is going to come OFF with his ankle attached.

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    • jjufon
      Posted on December 13, 2010 at 11:19pm

      you can in Texas :)

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    • MadeintheUSA2
      Posted on December 13, 2010 at 11:27pm

      I see the reasoning for this kind of law, but there are crazies out there and how does one know if the thief is not drugged out, murdering thug/gang member? If someone is trying to break into my home, I shout I have a shot gun–loaded and ready to cut you in half, they say nothing, bullets will fly. Why, cause I WILL be in fear of my life and that of my family. Too many bad people out there ready, willing, and able to do harm to anyone.
      I know this may sound harsh but if we can not be secure in OUR own homes, where else can we be safe?

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    • Deuteronomy22
      Posted on December 14, 2010 at 1:42am

      “They first check and see if your home by knocking on the door, if no one answers then they break in and steal your crap.”-jds7171 Posted on December 13, 2010 at 8:15pm
      They won’t get away with that in my house. We always flush when we are finished using the toilet.

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    • free2bme1961
      Posted on December 14, 2010 at 5:36am

      @ John 1776, It‘s late’/early in the morn; I haven’t slept, but your avatar is really funny to me right now!

      Now, on a more serious note. I don’t blame him for shooting, because times are scarey and tough nowadays. He is fortunate, he didn’t aim higher; actually both are fortunate, he didn’t aim higher!

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    • Polwatcher
      Posted on December 14, 2010 at 5:59am

      I am willing to give the homeowner a break if he was scared out of his whits. NOBODY has the right to break in to a persons home and particularily when someone is in his home.

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    • akim
      Posted on December 14, 2010 at 9:31am

      IF HE SHOT A WHITE GUY, THIS WOULD NOT BE A STORY.

      This will be the “camel nose in the tent” by Democrats to get some judge to repeal the FL gun laws.

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    • Tex Expatriate
      Posted on December 14, 2010 at 5:33pm

      Yes you can, you just can’t shoot them when they give up and lie down.

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    • RavenGlenn
      Posted on December 14, 2010 at 6:48pm

      @ Sinista

      You should have been arrested for firing your gun in the air. That’s not only a stupid thing to do, but you could theoretically kill someone if the arc was right.

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    • macpappy
      Posted on December 14, 2010 at 11:31pm

      Well, you can shoot them, they are just harder to hit while they are running. Good shot old man.

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